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sphingolipid
Sphingolipids (both sphingomyelin & glycosphingolipids) are synthesized in the cis GOLGI. Like cholesterol, sphingolipids favor thicker bilayers, & are concentrated in plasma membrane. Little sphingolipid is found in ER, nuclear & mitochondrial membranes.
Related
sphingolipidosis; sphingolipodystrophy; cerebral lipidosis
Specific
ceramide
glycosphingolipid
sphingomyelin
General
lipid
Properties
COMPARTMENT: plasma membrane
References
- Bretscher MS, Munro S.
Cholesterol and the Golgi apparatus.
Science. 1993 Sep 3;261(5126):1280-1. Review.
PMID: 8362242